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The £26bn coronavirus loans fiasco: Fraudsters have snapped up a fortune from bounce-back handouts intended to help small firms during lockdown Staggering potential bill revealed after investigation by National Audit Office The scheme was rushed out by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in May Mr Sunak promised they would provide a ‘quick and easy’ lifeline for firms By … Read more
Hairdresser’s ‘£86k reward for luring a gambler from rival bookie’: Paddy Power signed deal entitling woman to a fortune for helping to poach betting addict from Ladbroke’s, court papers reveal Paddy Power hired Ericka Carroll as ‘VIP introducer’ to encourage high rollers Husband Tony encouraged Antonio Parente to start betting with Paddy Power It was … Read more
Crime novelist Ian Rankin has topped the bestseller lists for 30 years with stories based around maverick Edinburgh detective Inspector Rebus, and earns more than £1million from each new novel he writes. Now 60, he spoke to Donna Ferguson from his flat in Edinburgh where he lives with wife Miranda Harvey. His latest book, A … Read more
After using it to teach his children English, a father retired his Harry Potter book to its shelf for 21 years. But he was stunned to find he’d stashed a fortune – after learning it was a ‘seriously scarce’ first edition which could sell for £50,000. The hardback copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s … Read more
‘Father I never knew has left me £7,000’: Could you get a long lost family fortune as the TV shows claim? By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:53 BST, 19 September 2020 | Updated: 21:53 BST, 19 September 2020 A knock on the front door. This is not a parcel delivery or lost … Read more
Phillip Schofield is reportedly planning an ‘amicable’ divorce from his wife Stephanie Lowe where he will share his £9million fortune. The TV star, 58, apparently wants to avoid a bitter showdown like his friend Ant McPartlin, who divorced his wife of 12-years Lisa Armstrong earlier this year. Unlike Ant and Lisa, Phil is believed to … Read more
Elizabeth Hurley was three months pregnant when her multi-millionaire ex-boyfriend put his name to a will which apparently disinherited their unborn baby. ‘I have recently been informed by an individual that she is pregnant with my child,’ Steve Bing stated in the document he signed on November 14, 2001. The U.S. businessman, who earned himself … Read more
The Queen’s private fortune is approximately £400 million, a new book claims. Royal finance expert David McClure has also written that the monarch received a 55 per cent rise in EU farm subsidies at Sandringham, as Prince Charles turned the estate organic. Mr McClure’s new book, The Queen’s True Worth, estimates Her Majesty’s fortune at … Read more
Vladimir Putin’s oligarch pal resumes bitter divorce battle with his ex-wife in London court over his fortune Arkady Rotenberg and his ex-wife Natalia began fighting over money in 2014 Mr Justice Moor oversaw private hearings in the the High Court in London They told him they had settled six years ago but have resumed proceedings … Read more
The £15k plant pot fit for an emperor: Porcelain bowl that was used to hold foliage for years is expected to sell for a fortune after owner discovered its links to Chinese dynasty Owner put porcelain bowl which was used as a plant pot up on eBay for £200 But they then withdrew it from … Read more